The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED’s) direct certification matching process (DCMP) system is completely populated with July, August, and September SNAP and Medicaid data and all matching features in the system are now fully functional.

Roster Upload for Bulk Search

School Food Authorities (SFAs) using the DCMP system’s Bulk Search feature, should re-upload any rosters originally uploaded before October 15, 2024, as these rosters were removed from the system.

On April 25, 2024, FNS published the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (89 FR 31962). The rule finalized practical, science-based, long-term school nutrition requirements based on the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, extensive partner input, and lessons learned from prior rulemakings.

School Food System Transformation Grant 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new School Food System Transformation Grant that will provide up to $8.5 million in total funding to foster partnerships that improve school food systems and food options available to students. Applications are due on December 13, 2024. 

The New York State Education Department (SED) has been approved for State-level waiver authority from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow School Food Authorities the ability to utilize meal operational flexibilities and non-congregate meal service in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), or the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), when an unanticipated school closure occurs due to natural disasters, unscheduled major building repairs, court orders relating to school safety or other issues, labor-management disputes, or similar unanticipat

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Federal regulations state that SFAs must limit their net cash resources (fund balance) to an amount that does not exceed three months’ average operating expenditures for their nonprofit food service account. Effective July 1, 2024, USDA has approved the New York State Education Department (SED) to increase the net cash resource limitation to six months average operating expenditures. SED will ensure compliance with net cash resources through annual reviews of SFAs' financial data.

In partnership with the FarmOn! Foundation, the New York State Education Department (SED) Child Nutrition Program Office invites schools to take part in the Big Apple Crunch on October 21, 2024!

The Big Apple Crunch takes place in October of each year, inviting New Yorkers to take a bite out of an apple grown in New York to celebrate the apple harvest and to inspire us all to Eat Local!  

The 2024-2025 school year runs from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Calendars for the 2024-2025 school year must be submitted via email to cn@nysed.gov by September 30, 2024.

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has funding remaining from previous allocations of the Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds.  School Food Authorities (SFA) that participated in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years are eligible to receive $4,872 in SCA funds. All funds must be requested by September 27, 2024.

FNS recently hosted a webinar titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans – Buy American Provisions.  This webinar reviewed the Buy American provision including information related to new regulations, the recently published memo, Buy American Provisions Related to the Final Rule Titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the